Steven Leicester

Steven Leicester

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  • About me

    Partner Business Manager at Insight

  • Education

    • The University of Sheffield

      1993 - 1996
      Bachelor of Law Law

      Activities and Societies: Rag Charity Fundraising Committee, Halls Committee

  • Experience

    • DFEE

      Feb 1999 - Jun 2000
      IT Buyer

      It Buyer for the Department of Education and Employment

    • Kingfield Heath

      Jun 2000 - Jul 2005
      Product Manager

      Responsible for several overall categories of Product Management at this office products specialist wholesaler, including IT solutions such as printers, audio visual and communications.

    • Insight

      Jul 2004 - now

      Currently working as the Networking and Communications Product Manager at Insight, responsible for the fastest growing sector of Insight's hardware business worth over £50m turnover per year. Delivered double digit growth within these categories for the last 6 quarters.Responsible for all end user marketing, internal vendor driven marketing campaigns and overall partner relationship management. Close working relationships with our largest Networking and Communications vendors, including Cisco, Plantronics, Polycom, HP Networking, Netgear, Juniper and have managed over 30 other partners in this sector.Owner of several industry qualifications including Cisco CSE, Polycom Video Infrastructure and HP Networking Specialist. Special interest in Unified Communications, Video Conferencing and Microsoft Lync solutions. Show less

      • Partner Business Manager

        Dec 2019 - now
      • Networking Product Manager

        Jul 2004 - Dec 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Managing Pressure and Stress to Optimize Your Performance

      Skillsoft
      Sept 2023
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    • Developing a Growth Mindset

      Skillsoft
      Oct 2022
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    • Sophos Certified Sales Consultant

      Sophos
      Jan 2021
    • Preparing and Implementing a Business Plan

      Skillsoft
      Jul 2021
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    • Using Strategic Thinking as a Manager

      Skillsoft
      Jan 2024
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    • Building Personal Power through Influence

      Skillsoft
      Oct 2022
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    • Developing an Effective Business Case

      Skillsoft
      Jul 2021
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    • Oracle Financials Cloud Sales Specialist

      Oracle
      Jul 2020
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    • HPE Sales Certified - Hybrid IT Solutions [2019]

      Hewlett Packard Enterprise
      Sept 2019
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    • HPE Sales Certified - Aruba Products and Solutions

      Hewlett Packard Enterprise
      Nov 2019
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Steven Leicester
      Plantronics - Best Campaign Execution 2013 Plantronics Apr 2013 Best Marketing Campaign Execution for 2013, awarded by Plantronics to Insight Direct UK
    • Awarded to Steven Leicester
      "We Exist To Serve Our Clients" Values Award 2012 Insight Direct Jun 2012 Award in recognition of outstanding client service
    • Awarded to Steven Leicester
      Insight UK 'Partner of the Year UK & Ireland' at Team Polycom 2012 Polycom Apr 2012 Partner of the Year Award for Insight UK from Polycom for 2012 for the UK & Ireland region